The Apostle of Allah ﷺ used to recite in every rak'ah of the first two rak'ahs of the noon prayer about thirty verses and in the last two about fifteen verses or half (of the first rak'ah) and in every rak'ah of the 'Asr prayer of the first two rak'ahs about fifteen verses and in the last two verses half (of the first ones). (Using translation from Muslim 452b)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ قَدْرَ ثَلَاثِينَ آيَةً وَفِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ قَدْرَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ آيَةً أَوْ قَالَ نِصْفَ ذَلِكَ وَفِي الْعَصْرِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ قَدْرَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ آيَةً وَفِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ قَدْرَ نِصْفِ ذَلِكَ  

[Machine] He arrived in the city during the caliphate of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, and he prayed behind Abu Bakr al-Maghrib. Abu Bakr recited in the first two units of prayer from the mother of the Quran and a surah from the shorter, detailed ones. Then he stood for the third unit of prayer and I approached him until my clothes almost touched his clothes. I heard him recite from the mother of the Quran and this verse: "Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower" [Al-Imran 8]. Abu Sa'id added in his narration, Shafi'i said and Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah said, when 'Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz heard this from Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, he said, "If I hadn't heard this before, I would have taken it."  

أَنَّهُ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فِي خِلَافَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ ؓ فَصَلَّى وَرَاءَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْمَغْرِبَ فَقَرَأَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ وَسُورَةٍ سُورَةٍ مِنْ قِصَارِ الْمُفَصَّلِ ثُمَّ قَامَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ قَالَ فَدَنَوْتُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى إِنَّ ثِيَابِي لَتَكَادُ أَنْ تَمَسَّ ثِيَابَهُ فَسَمِعْتُهُ قَرَأَ بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ وَهَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ} [آل عمران 8] زَادَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ وَقَالَ سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ لَمَّا سَمِعَ عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بِهَذَا عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ ؓ قَالَ إِنْ كُنْتُ لَعَلَى غَيْرِ هَذَا حَتَّى سَمِعْتُ بِهَذَا فَأَخَذْتُ بِهِ  

[Machine] Abdullah bin Umar used to recite in all four units of prayer, in each unit, Surah Al-Fatiha and another Surah. Sometimes he would recite two or three Surahs in a single unit of the obligatory prayer. He would also recite Surah Al-Fatiha and another Surah in the two units of the Maghrib prayer. These details are mentioned in the narration of Ibn Bukair, and Al-Shafi'i did not mention anything specifically about the Maghrib prayer.  

أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ كَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى وَحْدَهُ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْأَرْبَعِ جَمِيعًا فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ وَسُورَةٍ وَكَانَ أَحْيَانًا يَقْرَأُ بِالسُّورَتَيْنِ وَالثَّلَاثِ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْوَاحِدَةِ فِي صَلَاةِ الْفَرِيضَةِ وَيَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ مِنَ الْمَغْرِبِ كَذَلِكَ بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ وَسُورَةٍ سُورَةٍ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ بُكَيْرٍ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ الشَّافِعِيُّ الْمَغْرِبَ  

[Machine] To Saad ibn Abi Waqas, indeed the people of Kufa complain about everything, even in prayer.  

لِسَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ ؓ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْكُوفَةِ شَكَوْكَ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى فِي الصَّلَاةِ  

[Machine] Umar said to Saad: "I have heard complaints about you in everything, even in prayer." Saad replied, "As for me, I prolong the prayers in the first two units and shorten them in the last two, and I do not deviate from the way the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ prayed." Umar said, "You are right in assuming that about me." In the narration of Shababah, Saad said, "I prolong the prayers in the first two units with them and shorten them in the last two." And he ended by saying, "That is what I assume about you, O Abu Ishaq."  

قَالَ عُمَرُ لِسَعْدٍ ؓ قَدْ شَكَوْكَ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَتَّى الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَمُدُّ فِي الْأُولَيَيْنِ وَأَحْذِفُ فِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ وَلَا آلُو مَا اقْتَدَيْتُ بِهِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ صَدَقْتَ ذَلِكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ وَفِي حَدِيثِ شَبَابَةَ فَأَمُدُّ بِهِمْ فِي الْأُولَيَيْنِ وَأَحْذِفُ بِهِمْ فِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ وَقَالَ فِي آخِرِهِ فَقَالَ ذَلِكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ يَا أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ  

The People of Kufa complained against Saʿd to ʿUmar and the latter dismissed him and appointed ʿAmmar as their chief . They lodged many complaints against Saʿd and even they alleged that he did not pray properly. ʿUmar sent for him and said, "O Aba 'Is-haq! These people claim that you do not pray properly." Abu 'Is-haq said, "By Allah, I used to pray with them a prayer similar to that of Allah's Apostle and I never reduced anything of it. I used to prolong the first two rakʿat of ʿIsha prayer and shorten the last two rakʿat." ʿUmar said, "O Aba 'Is-haq, this was what I thought about you." And then he sent one or more persons with him to Kufa so as to ask the people about him. So they went there and did not leave any mosque without asking about him. All the people praised him till they came to the mosque of the tribe of Bani ʿAbs; one of the men called Usama bin Qatada with a surname of Aba Saʿda stood up and said, "As you have put us under an oath; I am bound to tell you that Saʿd never went himself with the army and never distributed (the war booty) equally and never did justice in legal verdicts." (On hearing it) Saʿd said, "I pray to Allah for three things: O Allah! If this slave of yours is a liar and got up for showing off, give him a long life, increase his poverty and put him to trials." (And so it happened). Later on when that person was asked how he was, he used to reply that he was an old man in trial as the result of Saʿd's curse. ʿAbdul Malik, the sub narrator, said that he had seen him afterwards and his eyebrows were overhanging his eyes owing to old age and he used to tease and assault the small girls in the way. (Using translation from Bukhārī 755)   

شَكَا أَهْلُ الْكُوفَةِ سَعْدًا إِلَى عُمَرَ فَعَزَلَهُ وَاسْتَعْمَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَمَّارًا فَشَكَوْا حَتَّى ذَكَرُوا أَنَّهُ لَا يُحْسِنُ يُصَلِّي فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ إِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّكَ لَا تُحْسِنُ تُصَلِّي قَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا وَاللهِ فَإِنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي بِهِمْ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَا أَخْرِمُ عَنْهَا أُصَلِّي صَلَاةَ الْعِشَاءِ فَأَرْكُدُ فِي الْأُولَيَيْنِ وَأَحْذِفُ فِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ قَالَ ذَاكَ الظَّنُّ بِكَ يَا أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ فَأَرْسَلَ مَعَهُ رَجُلًا أَوْ رِجَالًا إِلَى أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ يَسْأَلُ عَنْهُ أَهْلَ الْكُوفَةِ فَلَمْ يَدَعْ مَسْجِدًا إِلَّا سَأَلَ عَنْهُ وَيُثْنُونَ مَعْرُوفًا حَتَّى دَخَلَ مَسْجِدَ بَنِي عَبْسٍ فَجَلَسَ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ يُقَالُ لَهُ أُسَامَةُ بْنُ قَتَادَةَ يُكْنَى أَبَا سَعْدَةَ قَالَ أَمَا إِذَا أَنَشَدْتَنَا فَإِنَّ سَعْدًا كَانَ لَا يَسِيرُ بِالسَّرِيَّةِ وَلَا يَقْسِمُ بِالسَّوِيَّةِ وَلَا يَعْدِلُ فِي الْقَضِيَّةِ قَالَ سَعْدٌ أَمَا وَاللهِ لَأَدْعُوَنَّ اللهَ بِثَلَاثٍ اللهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ عَبْدُكَ هَذَا كَاذِبًا قَامَ رِيَاءً وَسُمْعَةً فَأَطِلْ عُمْرَهُ وَأَطِلْ فَقْرَهُ وَعَرِّضْهُ بِالْفِتَنِ وَكَانَ بَعْدُ إِذْ يُسْأَلُ يَقُولُ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ مَفْتُونٌ أَصَابَتْنِي دَعْوَةُ سَعْدٍ قَالَ عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ فَأَنَا رَأَيْتُهُ بَعْدُ قَدْ سَقَطَ حَاجِبَاهُ عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ مِنَ الْكِبَرِ وَإِنَّهُ لَيَتَعَرَّضُ لِلْجَوَارِي فِي الطُّرُقِ يَغْمِزُهُنَّ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite longer in the first two units of the Dhuhr prayer and shorten in the second two units, and he would do the same in the Fajr prayer.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقْرَأُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الظُّهْرِ يُطِيلُ فِي الْأُولَى وَيُقَصِّرُ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ وَيَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فِي صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to recite in the noon and afternoon prayers, in the first two units, from the beginning of the Quran and two Surahs. In the last two units, he would recite from the beginning of the Quran. Sometimes, he would also recite a verse aloud. He would make the first unit longer than the second unit. He would do the same in the evening prayer and in the morning prayer.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ فِي الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ بِأُمِّ الْكِتَابِ وَسُورَتَيْنِ وَفِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ بِأُمِّ الْكِتَابِ وَكَانَ يُسْمِعُنَا أَحْيَانًا الْآيَةَ وَكَانَ يُطِيلُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى وَلَا يُطِيلُ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ وَهَكَذَا فِي الْعَصْرِ وَهَكَذَا فِي الصُّبْحِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to stand in the first rakah of Dhuhr prayer until he could not hear the sound of footsteps. It is said that this man is Tarafah Al-Hadrami.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَقُومُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى مِنَ الظُّهْرِ حَتَّى لَا يَسْمَعُ وَقْعَ قَدَمٍ يُقَالُ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ هُوَ طَرَفَةُ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to pray Dhuhr with us when the sun started to decline and if you had placed a leather pad during Ramadan, it would have been cooked. He used to prolong the first unit of Dhuhr prayer while standing, as long as he could hear the footsteps of the people's sandals, then he would make the second unit shorter than the first, the third shorter than the second, and the fourth shorter than the third. He used to pray Asr with us for the distance a horse can travel in two or three farsakhs. He used to prolong the first unit of Asr prayer and make the second unit shorter than the first, the third shorter than the second, and the fourth shorter than the third. He used to pray Maghrib with us when someone would say, "The sun has set," and someone else would say, "It has not set." He used to prolong the first unit of Maghrib prayer and make the second unit shorter than the first, the third shorter than the second, and the fourth shorter than the third. He used to delay the final unit of Isha prayer for a while.  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي بِنَا الظُّهْرَ حِينَ تَزُولُ الشَّمْسُ وَلَوْ جَعَلْتَ جَنَبًا فِي الرَّمْضَاءِ لَأَنْضَجَتْهُ وَكَانَ يُطِيلُ الرَّكْعَةَ الْأُولَى مِنَ الظُّهْرِ فَلَا يَزَالُ يَقْرَأُ قَائِمًا مَا دَامَ يَسْمَعُ خَفْقَ نِعَالِ الْقَوْمِ وَيَجْعَلُ الرَّكْعَةَ الثَّانِيَةَ أَقْصَرَ مِنَ الْأُولَى وَالثَّالِثَةَ أَقْصَرَ مِنَ الثَّانِيَةِ وَالرَّابِعَةَ أَقْصَرَ مِنَ الثَّالِثَةِ وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي بِنَا الْعَصْرَ قَدْرَ مَا يَسِيرُ السَّائِرُ فَرْسَخَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةً وَكَانَ يُطِيلُ الرَّكْعَةَ الْأُولَى مِنَ الْعَصْرِ وَالثَّانِيَةُ أَقْصَرُ مِنَ الْأُولَى وَالثَّالِثَةُ أَقْصَرُ مِنَ الثَّانِيَةِ وَالرَّابِعَةُ أَقْصَرُ مِنَ الثَّالِثَةِ وَكَانَ يُصَلِّي بِنَا الْمَغْرِبَ حِينَ يَقُولُ الْقَائِلُ غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ وَقَائِلٌ يَقُولُ لَمْ تَغْرُبْ وَكَانَ يُطِيلُ الرَّكْعَةَ الْأُولَى مِنَ الْمَغْرِبِ وَالثَّانِيَةُ أَقْصَرُ مِنَ الْأُولَى وَالثَّالِثَةُ أَقْصَرُ مِنَ الثَّانِيَةِ وَكَانَ يُؤَخِّرُ الْعِشَاءَ الْآخِرَةَ شَيْئًا  

The noon prayer would start and one would go to al-Baqi' and after having relieved himself he would perform ablution and then come, while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would be in the first rak'ah, because he would prolong it so much. (Using translation from Muslim 454a)   

لَقَدْ كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ الظُّهْرِ تُقَامُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَيَذْهَبُ الذَّاهِبُ إِلَى الْبَقِيعِ فَيَقْضِي حَاجَتَهُ ثُمَّ يَتَوَضَّأُ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى مِمَّا يُطَوِّلُهَا  

[Machine] We used to perform the Prophet's ﷺ Qiyam (standing) in the noon prayer, in the first two units, equivalent to the recitation of thirty verses, the length of the Surah An-Najm. And in the last two units, we would recite half of that. We also used to perform his Qiyam in the first two units of the afternoon prayer, equivalent to the length of the last two units of the noon prayer, and in the last two units of the afternoon prayer, equivalent to half of that.  

كُنَّا نُحْرِزُ قِيَامَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الظُّهْرِ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ قَدْرَ قِرَاءَةِ ثَلَاثِينَ آيَةً قَدْرَ قِرَاءَةِ الم تَنْزِيلُ السَّجْدَةِ وَفِي الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ عَلَى نِصْفٍ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَحَرَزْنَا قِيَامَهُ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُولَيَيْنِ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ عَلَى قَدْرِ الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ مِنَ الظُّهْرِ وَالْأُخْرَيَيْنِ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ عَلَى النِّصْفِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ  

[Machine] Abu Huraira used to pray with them, and he would say the takbeer (saying "Allahu Akbar" at the beginning of the prayer) whenever he lowered or raised his hands. And when he finished praying, he would say: "By Allah, I resemble your prayer to the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." And in a narration of Yahya, when he finished praying...  

أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ كَانَ يُصَلِّي بِهِمْ فَيُكَبِّرُ كُلَّمَا خَفَضَ وَرَفَعَ فَإِذَا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأَشْبَهُكُمْ صَلَاةً بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَفِي حَدِيثِ يَحْيَى فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ  

Whenever Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood for the prayer, he said Takbir on starting the prayer and then on bowing. On rising from bowing he said, "Samiʿa llahu liman hamidah," and then while standing straight he used to say, "Rabbana laka-l hamd" (Al- Laith said, "(The Prophet ﷺ said), 'Wa laka l-hamd'." He used to say Takbir on prostrating and on raising his head from prostration; again he would Say Takbir on prostrating and raising his head. He would then do the same in the whole of the prayer till it was completed. On rising from the second rakʿa (after sitting for at-Tahiyyat), he used to say Takbir. (Using translation from Bukhārī 789)   

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ يُكَبِّرُ حِينَ يَقُومُ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ حِينَ يَرْكَعُ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ حِينَ يَرْفَعُ صُلْبَهُ مِنَ الرَّكْعَةِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ حِينَ يَهْوِي سَاجِدًا ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ حِينَ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ كُلِّهَا حَتَّى يَقْضِيَهَا وَيُكَبِّرُ حِينَ يَقُومُ مِنَ اثْنَتَيْنِ بَعْدَ الْجُلُوسِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say Takbeer (Allahu Akbar) whenever he lowered and raised himself (in prayer). He continued to do this until he met Allah (ﷻ) while still observing this practice. This last statement has been narrated in the continuous hadith from Ibn Shihab, from Abu Bakr ibn Abdur Rahman, and from Abu Salamah, from Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with them all).  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُكَبِّرُ كُلَّمَا خَفَضَ وَرَفَعَ قَالَ فَلَمْ تَزَلْ تِلْكَ صَلَاتَهُ حَتَّى لَقِيَ اللهَ ﷻ وَهُوَ مُرْسَلٌ حَسَنٌ وَهَذِهِ اللَّفْظَةُ الْأَخِيرَةُ قَدْ رُوِيَتْ فِي الْحَدِيثِ الْمَوْصُولِ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَأَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ  

Abu Hurairah would utter the takbir in every prayer, whether obligatory or non-obligatory, He would utter the takbir when he stood, and he would utter the takbir when he bowed, then he would say: “Allah listens to him who praises Him”; he then would say before prostrating himself; “ Our Lord, to Thee be praise”; then he would say while falling in prostration: “Allah is most great”; he then would utter the takbir when he raised his head after prostration, and then utter the takbir when he prostrated, and then utter takbir the takbir when he stood up at the end of two rak’ahs after sitting down. He used to do so in every rak’ah until he finished his prayer. Then he would say at the end of the prayer: By Him in Whose hands lies my life, I am closer to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in respect of his prayer. Such was the prayer he used to offer until he departed from the world. Abu Dawud said: Malik, al-Zubaidi and others have narrated so that they form the last words from al-Zuhri on the authority of ‘Ali b, Husain. And this is supported by the version reported by ‘Abd al-A’la from Ma’mar and SHu’aib b. Abi Hamzah on the authority of Al-Zuhri. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 836)   

أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ كَانَ يُكَبِّرُ فِي صَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ وَغَيْرِهَا فَيُكَبِّرُ حِينَ يَقُومُ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ حِينَ يَرْكَعُ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْجُدَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ حِينَ يَهْوِي سَاجِدًا ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ حِينَ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ حِينَ يَسْجُدُ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ حِينَ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ حِينَ يَقُومُ مِنَ الْجُلُوسِ فِي اثْنَتَيْنِ فَيَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ حِينَ يَنْصَرِفُ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَأَقْرَبُكُمْ شَبَهًا بِصَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِنْ كَانَتْ هَذِهِ لَصَلَاتَهُ حَتَّى فَارَقَ الدُّنْيَا قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ هَذَا الْكَلَامُ الْأَخِيرُ يَحْمِلُهُ مَالِكٌ وَالزُّبَيْرِيُّ وَغَيْرُهُمَا عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ وَوَافَقَ عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ شُعَيْبَ بْنَ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ قَدْ أَخْرَجَ الْبُخَارِيُّ حَدِيثَ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْيَمَانِ عَنْ شُعَيْبٍ  

They prayed behind Abu Hurairah, may Allah (SWT) be pleased with him, and he when he bowed, he said the Takbir, when he raised his head he said: 'Sami Allahu liman hamidah, Rabbana wa lakal-hamd. Then he prostrated and said the takbir, then he raised his head and said the takbir, then he said the takbir when he stood up following that Rak'ah. Then he said: 'By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, I am the one among you whose prayer most closely resembles that of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. And this is how he continued to pray until he left this world." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1156)   

سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ وَكَبَّرَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ وَكَبَّرَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ حِينَ قَامَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا زَالَتْ هَذِهِ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى فَارَقَ الدُّنْيَا  

[Machine] Imran reminded us of this man, who used to pray with us the prayer that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray. He mentioned that he used to say the takbeer (saying Allahu Akbar - Allah is the Greatest) every time he raised (his hands in prayer) and every time he lowered (his hands).  

عِمْرَانُ ذَكَّرَنَا هَذَا الرَّجُلُ صَلَاةً كَانَ يُصَلِّيهَا بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُكَبِّرُ كُلَّمَا رَفَعَ وَكُلَّمَا وَضَعَ  

[Machine] Your mother performed the prayer of Abu al-Qasim ﷺ , and it was narrated by al-Bukhari in his authentic collection of hadith from Abu Salamah.  

ثَكِلَتْكَ أُمُّكَ تِلْكَ صَلَاةُ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ ﷺ وَرَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ  

"Anas bin Malik was asked about the takbir in the prayer. He said: "The takbir should be said when bowing, when prostrating, when raising one's head from prostration and when standing up following the first two rak'ahs.' Hutaim said: 'From whom did you learn this?' He said: 'From the Prophet ﷺ, Abu Bakr and 'Umar, may Allah (SWT) be pleased with them.' Then he fell silent and Hutaim said to him: 'And 'Uthman?' He said: 'And 'Uthman.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1179)   

إِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا سَجَدَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السُّجُودِ وَإِذَا سَجَدَ وَإِذَا قَامَ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ لَهُ خَطِيمٌ عَمَّنْ تَحْفَظُ هَذَا؟ فَقَالَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ ؓ فَقَالَ لَهُ خَطِيمٌ وَعُثْمَانَ؟ قَالَ وَعُثْمَانَ هَذَا هُوَ الصَّوَابُ بِالْخَاءِ الْمُعْجَمَةِ وَقِيلَ حَطِيمٌ بِالْحَاءِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ , Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman used to complete the takbeer when they raised up and when they put their hands down, and this is what they did before.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ وَعُثْمَانُ ؓ يُتِمُّونَ التَّكْبِيرَ إِذَا رَفَعُوا وَإِذَا وَضَعُوا وَهَذَا وَمَا قَبْلَهُ أَوْلَى  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to not complete the Takbeer. And in the narration of 'Amr from Ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abza from his father, he prayed with the Prophet ﷺ , and he used to not complete the Takbeer. So, he (the narrator) may have raised his hands for Takbeer but did not hear it, and he may have left it once to clarify the permissibility and Allah knows best.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ لَا يُتِمُّ التَّكْبِيرَ وَفِي حَدِيثِ عَمْرٍو عَنِ ابْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّهُ صَلَّى مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَكَانَ لَا يُتِمُّ التَّكْبِيرَ فَقَدْ يَكُونُ كَبَّرَ وَلَمْ يَسْمَعْ وَقَدْ يَكُونُ تَرَكَ مَرَّةً لِيُبَيِّنَ الْجَوَازَ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to raise his hands parallel to his shoulders when starting the prayer. And when he raised his head from bowing, he raised his hands in the same way. He would say, "Allah hears the one who praises Him, O our Lord, and all praise is for You." And he would not do that (raise his hands) during prostration. This is the wording of the Hadith of Al-Qa'nabi.  

رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ رَفَعَهُمَا كَذَلِكَ وَقَالَ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَكَانَ لَا يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فِي السُّجُودِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الْقَعْنَبِيِّ  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he started the prayer, he raised his hands until they aligned with his shoulders. And when he wanted to bow, and after he raised from bowing, he did not raise between the two prostrations.  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ وَبَعْدَمَا يَرْفَعُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَلَا يَرْفَعُ بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he stood in prayer, he raised his hands until they were parallel to his shoulders. Then he would say the takbir (Allahu Akbar). He used to do that when he would start the rukoo' (bowing) and when he raised his head from rukoo'. He would say, "Allah listens to the one who praises Him." However, he did not do that while in prostration. Ibn Al-Mubarak also used to raise his hands in this manner in the five daily prayers, the voluntary prayers, the two Eid prayers, and funeral prayers. And Abu Abdullah mentioned this elsewhere. Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Hamdan and Ibrahim ibn Hilal and Ali ibn Al-Hasan ibn Shaqiq narrated the same from Ibn Al-Mubarak through Yunus, and he mentioned it in the same way. However, he did not mention Ibn Al-Mubarak's action.  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَا حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ قَالَ وَكَانَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ حِينَ يُكَبِّرُ لِلرُّكُوعِ وَيَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ حِينَ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَيَقُولُ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ وَلَا يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فِي السُّجُودِ قَالَ وَكَانَ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ كَذَلِكَ فِي الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ وَالتَّطَوُّعِ وَالْعِيدَيْنِ وَالْجَنَائِزِ 2505 وَأَخْبَرَنَا بِهِ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ فِي مَوْضِعٍ آخَرَ ثنا بَكْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَمْدَانَ الصَّيْرَفِيُّ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ ثنا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ يُونُسَ فَذَكَرَهُ بِنَحْوِهِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِعْلَ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ  

I saw Messenger of Allah ﷺ opening the prayer with the Takbir and raising his hands to the level of his shoulders at the time of saying the Takbir, and on saying the Takbir for bowing he did the same; and when he said, "Samiʿa l-lahu liman hamidah ", he did the same and then said, "Rabbana wa laka lhamd." But he did not do the same on prostrating and on lifting the head from it." (Using translation from Bukhārī 738)   

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ التَّكْبِيرَ لِلصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِينَ يُكَبِّرُ حَتَّى يَجْعَلَهُمَا حِذَاءَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ إِذَا كَبَّرَ لِلرُّكُوعِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ إِذَا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَلَا يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ حِينَ يَسْجُدُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to raise his hands when he stood up for prayer, until they were level with his shoulders. Then he would say the takbir. When he wanted to bow, he would do the same. And when he raised from bowing, he would do the same. However, he would not do this when he raised his head from prostration.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ لِلصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَا حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَلَا يَفْعَلُهُ حِينَ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السُّجُودِ  

[Machine] He used to raise his hands when he entered prayer, and when he made the rukoo' (bowing), and when he raised his head from the rukoo', and when he stood up from the two raka'ats (units of prayer), and he conveyed that to the Prophet ﷺ .  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَبَعْدَمَا يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَرَفَعَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to raise his hands parallel to his shoulders when he entered prayer, and when he bowed, and when he lifted his head from the bow, and likewise...  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَكَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] He used to raise his hands when he begins the prayer, when he bows, and when he stands up straight after bowing, aligning his shoulders with his ears. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to do that.  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حِينَ يَفْتَتِحُ الصَّلَاةَ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا اسْتَوَى قَائِمًا مِنْ رُكُوعِهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَيَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ  

[Machine] I saw Malik ibn al-Huwayrith, when he prayed, he would say takbeer (Allahu Akbar) and raise his hands, and when he wanted to bow, he would raise his hands, and when he raised his head from the bowing position, he would raise his hands. And it was narrated to us that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray in this manner.  

رَأَيْتُ مَالِكَ بْنَ الْحُوَيْرِثِ إِذَا صَلَّى كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَحَدَّثَنَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي هَكَذَا  

[Machine] He said: I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raise his hands in prayer when he bowed and when he raised his head from bowing until they reached the level of his shoulders. 2514 And Abu Abdullah Al-Hafidh informed us, Abu Al-Walid Al-Faqih informed me, Abdallah ibn Muhammad informed me, Muhammad ibn Al-Muthanna informed me, Ibn Abi Adiy narrated to me from Sa'id from Qatadah, so he mentioned it with its chain of narration and its meaning, and added that he raised his hands when he said "Allahu Akbar" (Allah is the Greatest).  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي صَلَاةٍ إِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا فُرُوعَ أُذُنَيْهِ 2514 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الْفَقِيهُ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ثنا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ فَذَكَرَهُ بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ وَزَادَ رَفَعَ الْيَدَيْنِ إِذَا كَبَّرَ  

He saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raising his hands at the time of beginning the prayer and reciting takbir, and according to Hammam (the narrator), the hands were lifted opposite to ears. He (the Holy Prophet) then wrapped his hands in his cloth and placed his right hand over his left hand. And when he was about to bow down, he brought out his hands from the cloth, and then lifted them, and then recited takbir and bowed down, and when (he came back to the erect position) he recited:" Allah listened to him who praised Him." And when he prostrated, he prostrated between his two palms. (Using translation from Muslim 401)   

أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ حِينَ دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ كَبَّرَ قَالَ أَبُو عُثْمَانَ وَصَفَ هَمَّامٌ حِيَالَ أُذُنَيْهِ يَعْنِي رَفَعَ الْيَدَيْنِ ثُمَّ الْتَحَفَ بِثَوْبِهِ ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى يَدِهِ الْيُسْرَى فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ أَخْرَجَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ الثَّوْبِ وَرَفَعَهُمَا فَكَبَّرَ فَلَمَّا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فَلَمَّا سَجَدَ سَجَدَ بَيْنَ كَفَّيْهِ  

[Machine] I came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I want to see how you pray." He faced the qibla, said takbeer, and raised his hands until they were in line with his shoulders. Then he took his left hand with his right hand. When he wanted to bow, he raised his hands until they were in line with his shoulders. When he bowed, he placed his hands on his knees. When he wanted to raise from the rukoo', he raised his hands until they were in line with his shoulders. When he prostrated, he placed his hands from his face in that position. When he sat, he placed his left foot under him and placed his left hand on his left thigh and placed his right elbow on his right thigh and clasped two fingers and pointed with the index finger. This was narrated by Sufyan Ath-Thawri, Shu'bah bin Al-Hajjaj, Abu Awana, Ghilan bin Jamih, Abu Al-Ahwas, Zaidah bin Qudamah, and a group of narrators from Aasim bin Kulayb, except that some of them said it was the height of his ears, and Ibn Uyaynah agreed with Abdul Wahid bin Ziyad in regards to the position of the shoulders.  

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لَأَنْظُرَنَّ كَيْفَ يُصَلِّي فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَكَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى كَانَتَا حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ شِمَالَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى كَانَتَا حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ فَلَمَّا رَكَعَ وَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى كَانَتَا حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ فَلَمَّا سَجَدَ وَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ مِنْ وَجْهِهِ ذَلِكَ الْمَوْضِعَ فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ افْتَرَشَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُسْرَى وَوَضَعَ حَدَّ مِرْفَقِهِ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُمْنَى وَعَقَدَ ثِنْتَيْنِ وَحَلَّقَ وَاحِدَةً وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ وَرَوَاهُ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَشُعْبَةُ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ وَأَبُو عَوَانَةَ وَغِيلَانُ بْنُ جَامِعٍ وَأَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ وَزَائِدَةُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ وَابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ وَجَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ إِلَّا أَنَّ بَعْضَهُمْ قَالَ حِذَاءَ أُذُنَيْهِ وَوَافَقَ ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَبْدَ الْوَاحِدِ بْنَ زِيَادٍ فِي الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ  

I am one among you who is more informed of the way the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed. They said: Why, By Allah, you did not follow him more than us, nor did you remain in his company longer than us? He said: Yes. They said: Then describe (how the Prophet prayed). He said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up to pray, he raised his hands so as to bring them opposite his shoulders, and uttered the takbir (Allah is the most great), until every bone rested in its place properly: then re recited (some verses from the Quran); then he uttered the takbir (Allah is most great), raising his hands so as to bring them opposite his shoulders; then he bowed; placing the palms of his hands on his knees and keeping himself straight, neither raising nor lowering his head; then raised his head saying: “Allah listens to him who praise Him”; then raised his hands so as to bring them exactly opposite to his shoulders; then uttered: “Allah is most great”; then lowered himself to the ground (in prostration), keeping his arms away from his sides; then raised his head, bent his left foot and sat on it, and opened the toes when he prostrated: then he uttered: “Allah is most great”; then raised his head, bent his left foot and sat on it so that every bone returned to its place properly; then he did the same in the second (rak’ah). At the end of the two Rak’ahs he stood up and uttered the takbir (Allah is most great), raising his hands so as to bring them opposite to his shoulders; then he bowed, placing the palms of his hands on his knees and keeping himself straight, neither raising or lowering his head: then raised his head saying: “Allah listens to him who praises Him”; then raised his hands so as to bring them exactly opposite his shoulders; then uttered: “Allah is most great”; then lowered himself to the ground (in prostration), keeping his arms away from his sides; then raised his head, bent his left foot and sat on it, and opened the toes when he prostrated himself; then he prostrated; then uttered: “Allah is most great”; then raised his head, bent his left foot and sat on it so that every bone returned to its place properly; then he did the same in the second (rak’ah). At the end of two rak’ahs he stood up and uttered the takbir (Allah is most great), raising his hands so as to bring them opposite to his shoulders in the way he had uttered the Takbir (Allah is most great) at the beginning of the prayer; then he did that in the remainder of his prayer; and after prostration which if followed by the taslim (salutation) he out his left foot and sat on his left hip. They said: You have spoken the truth. This is how he(peace be upon him) used to pray. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 730)   

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيَّ فِي عَشَرَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِيهِمْ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ الْحَارِثُ بْنُ رِبْعِيٍّ فَقَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ أَنَا أَعْلَمُكُمْ بِصَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالُوا لِمَ؟ مَا كُنْتَ أَكْثَرَنَا لَهُ تَبَعًا وَلَا أَقْدَمَنَا لَهُ صُحْبَةً قَالَ بَلَى قَالُوا فَاعْرِضْ عَلَيْنَا قَالَ فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ حَتَّى يَقِرَّ كُلُّ عُضْوٍ مِنْهُ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ مُعْتَدِلًا ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ وَيَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ وَيَضَعُ رَاحَتَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَعْتَدِلُ وَلَا يَنْصُبُ رَأْسَهُ وَلَا يَقْنَعُ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ فَيَقُولُ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ حَتَّى يَعُودَ كُلُّ عَظْمٍ مِنْهُ إِلَى مَوْضِعِهِ مُعْتَدِلًا ثُمَّ يَقُولُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ ثُمَّ يَهْوِي إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فَيُجَافِي يَدَيْهِ عَنْ جَنْبَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ فَيَثْنِي رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى فَيَقْعُدُ عَلَيْهَا وَيَفْتَحُ أَصَابِعَ رِجْلَيْهِ إِذَا سَجَدَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ فَيَقُولُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ ثُمَّ يَثْنِي رِجْلَهُ فَيَقْعُدُ عَلَيْهَا مُعْتَدِلًا حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ أَوْ يَقِرَّ كُلُّ عَظْمٍ مَوْضِعَهُ مُعْتَدِلًا ثُمَّ يَصْنَعُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُخْرَى مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ كَمَا فَعَلَ أَوْ كَبَّرَ عِنْدَ افْتِتَاحِ الصَّلَاةِ ثُمَّ يَصْنَعُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فِي بَقِيَّةِ صَلَاتِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ فِي السَّجْدَةِ الَّتِي فِيهَا التَّسْلِيمُ أَخَّرَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَقَعَدَ مُتَوَرِّكًا عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْسَرِ فَقَالُوا جَمِيعًا صَدَقَ هَكَذَا كَانَ يُصَلِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَبِمَعْنَاهُ  

Abu Humaid, Abu Usaid, Sahl. B Sa’d and Muhammad b. Maslamah (once) got together and discussed how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to offer his prayer. Abu Humaid said: I am more informed than any of you regarding the prayer offered by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Then he mentioned a part of it, and said: He then bowed and placed his hands upon his knees as if he caught hold of them; and bent them, keeping (his arms) away from his sides. He them prostrated himself and placed his nose and forehead (on the ground); and kept his arms away from his side, and placed his palms (on the ground opposite his shoulders; he then raised his head that every bone returned to its proper place; (he then prostrated twice) until he finished this prostrations). Then he sat down and spread out his left foot, putting forward the front of his right foot towards the qiblah placing the palm of his right hand on his right knee, and the palm of his left hand on his left knee, and he pointed with his finger. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by Ibn al-Mubarak from Fulaih who heard ‘Abbas . Sahl narrating it; but I do not remember it. I think he made the mention of ‘Isa b. ‘Abd Allah who heard ‘Abbas b. Sahl saying: I accompanied Abu Humaid al-Sa’idi. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 734)   

اجْتَمَعَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ وَأَبُو حُمَيْدٍ وَأَبُو أُسَيْدٍ وَسَهْلُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ فَذَكَرُوا صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ أَنَا أَعْلَمُكُمْ بِصَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَامَ فَكَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِينَ كَبَّرَ لِلرُّكُوعِ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ كَأَنَّهُ قَابِضٌ عَلَيْهِمَا وَوَتَّرَ يَدَيْهِ فَنَحَّاهُمَا عَنْ جَنْبَيْهِ وَلَمْ يُصَبِّ رَأْسَهُ وَلَمْ يُقْنِعْهُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فَاسْتَوَى قَائِمًا حَتَّى أَخَذَ كُلُّ عَظْمٍ مَوْضِعَهُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ وَأَمْكَنَ جَبْهَتَهُ وَأَنْفَهُ وَنَحَّى يَدَيْهِ عَنْ جَنْبَيْهِ وَوَضَعَ كَفَّيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ حَتَّى فَرَغَ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَافْتَرَشَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَأَقْبَلَ بِصَدْرِ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى قِبْلَتِهِ وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى رُكْبَتِهِ الْيُسْرَى وَيَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى رُكْبَتِهِ الْيُمْنَى وَأَشَارَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ  

[Machine] I prayed behind Ayoub Al-Sakhtiani, and he used to raise his hands when he started the prayer, when he bowed, and when he raised his head from the bowing position. I asked him about it, and he said, "I saw Ata ibn Abi Rabah raising his hands when he started the prayer, when he bowed, and when he raised his head from the bowing position." I asked him, and he said, "I prayed behind Abdullah ibn Zubayr, and he used to raise his hands when he started the prayer, when he bowed, and when he raised his head from the bowing position." I asked him, and he said, "I prayed behind Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, and he used to raise his hands when he started the prayer, when he bowed, and when he raised his head from the bowing position." The narrators of this hadith are trustworthy.  

صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ أَيُّوبَ السَّخْتِيَانِيِّ فَكَانَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ رَأَيْتُ عَطَاءَ بْنَ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ فَكَانَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ ؓ فَكَانَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَكَانَ يَرْفَعً يَدَيْهِ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ رُوَاتُهُ ثِقَاتٌ  

[Machine] I heard Abdur-Razzaq say that the people of Mecca took the prayer from Ibn Jurayj, and Ibn Jurayj took from Ataa, and Ataa took from Ibn Zubayr, and Ibn Zubayr took from Abu Bakr As-Siddiq. And Abu Bakr took from the Prophet ﷺ. Salamah narrated this, and Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated it from Abdur-Razzaq and added to it. And the Prophet ﷺ took from Gabriel, and Gabriel took it from Allah, the Blessed and Exalted. Abdur-Razzaq said: Ibn Jurayj said, "He raised his hands."  

سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّزَّاقِ يَقُولُ أَخَذَ أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ الصَّلَاةَ مِنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ وَأَخَذَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ مِنْ عَطَاءٍ وَأَخَذَ عَطَاءٌ مِنَ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ وَأَخَذَ ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ مِنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ ؓ وَأَخَذَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ سَلَمَةُ وَثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ وَزَادَ فِيهِ وَأَخَذَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِنْ جَبْرَائِيلَ وَأَخَذَ جَبْرَائِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مِنَ اللهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ فَقَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ  

[Machine] I saw a peacock raise its hands to its shoulders when saying the takbeer, when bowing, and when raising its head from the bow. So I asked a man from its companions, and he said that he learned it from Ibn Umar, from the Prophet ﷺ . Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz said, "Both hadiths are preserved from Ibn Umar, from Umar, from the Prophet ﷺ . Ibn Umar saw the Prophet ﷺ do it, so he did it, and he saw his father do it, so he did it, and he narrated it from the Prophet ﷺ ."  

رَأَيْتُ طَاوُسًا كَبَّرَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ عِنْدَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَعِنْدَ رُكُوعِهِ وَعِنْدَ رِفْعِهِ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَسَأَلْتُ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ يُحَدِّثُ بِهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ فَالْحَدِيثَانِ كِلَاهُمَا مَحْفُوظَانِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَإِنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَعَلَهُ وَرَأَى أَبَاهُ فَعَلَهُ وَرَوَاهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

It was narrated from ‘Ali bin Abi Talib ؓ that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up to offer the prescribed prayer, he would say Allahu Akbar and raise his hands to shoulder height; he did the same when he finished reciting and wanted to bow, and he did it when he raised his head from bowing. He did not raise his hands when sitting in any part of his prayer, but when he stood up following the two prostrations, he raised his hands in the same manner and said Allahu Akbar. (Using translation from Aḥmad 717)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَيَصْنَعُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ إِذَا قَرَأَ قِرَاءَتَهُ وَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ وَيَصْنَعُهُ إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَلَا يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ كَذَلِكَ وَكَبَّرَ وَقَدْ رُوِّينَا هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ وَجَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

[Machine] Ten companions of the Prophet ﷺ used to raise their hands during rukoo. Some of them were Abu Qatadah al-Ansari, Abu Usaid al-Sa'idi al-Badri, Muhammad ibn Muslimah al-Badri, Sahl ibn Saad al-Sa'idi, Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab, Abdullah ibn Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib al-Hashimi, Anas ibn Malik, the servant of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , Abu Hurairah al-Dawsi, Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-Aas, Abdullah ibn Zubayr ibn al-Awwam al-Qurashi, Wael ibn Hujr al-Hadrami, Malik ibn al-Huwayrith, Abu Musa al-Ashari, and Abu Humeid al-Sa'idi al-Ansari. The Sheikh said, "We have narrations from these companions, as well as from Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, Umar ibn al-Khattab, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari, Ukba ibn Amir al-Juhani, and Abdullah ibn Jabir al-Bayadi."  

عَشَرَ نَفْسًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَرْفَعُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عِنْدَ الرُّكُوعِ فَمِنْهُمْ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ وَأَبُو أُسَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ الْبَدْرِيُّ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ الْبَدْرِيُّ وَسَهْلُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ الْهَاشِمِيُّ وَأَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ خَادِمُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ الدَّوْسِيُّ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ الْقُرَشِيُّ وَوَائِلُ بْنُ حُجْرٍ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ وَمَالِكُ بْنُ الْحُوَيْرِثِ وَأَبُو مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيُّ وَأَبُو حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ ؓ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ وَقَدْ رُوِّينَا عَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ وَعَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ وَعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ وَعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَجَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ وَعُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ وَعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ جَابِرٍ الْبَيَاضِيِّ ؓ  

[Machine] The companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to raise their hands when they bowed and when they raised their heads from the bowing position, as if their hands were fans.  

كَانَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَرْفَعُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ إِذَا رَكَعُوا وَإِذَا رَفَعُوا رُءُوسَهُمْ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ كَأَنَّمَا أَيْدِيهُمْ مَرَاوِحٌ  

[Machine] "He is something that a man beautifies his prayer with. The companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to raise their hands in the opening and when bowing, and when they raise their heads."  

هُوَ شَيْءٌ يُزَيِّنُ بِهِ الرَّجُلُ صَلَاتَهُ كَانَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَرْفَعُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فِي الِافْتِتَاحِ وَعِنْدَ الرُّكُوعِ وَإِذَا رَفَعُوا رُءُوسَهُمْ  

[Machine] Narrated by Al-Shafi'i, Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan, Abdul Rahman bin Mahdi, Abdullah bin Al-Mubarak, Yahya bin Yahya, Ahmed bin Hanbal, Ishaq bin Ibrahim Al-Hanzali, and many others from the people of knowledge in different lands, may Allah have mercy on them all.  

عَنِ الشَّافِعِيِّ وَيَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانِ وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَهْدِيٍّ وَعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ وَيَحْيَى بْنِ يَحْيَى وَأَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ وَإِسْحَاقَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيِّ وَعِدَّةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْآثَارِ بِالْبُلْدَانِ رَحِمَهُمُ اللهُ تَعَالَى  

[Machine] When this verse was revealed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , "Indeed, We have granted you, [O Muhammad], al-Kawthar. So pray to your Lord and sacrifice [to Him alone]." [Al-Kawthar: 2], the Prophet ﷺ asked Jibril: "What is this nahirah (sacrifice) that my Lord has commanded me?" Jibril replied: "It is not a sacrifice. Rather, it is when you raise your hands after saying the takbeer for prayer, when you bow, and when you raise your head from the rukoo'. Verily, it is our prayer and the prayer of the angels in the seven heavens." The Prophet ﷺ said: "Raising the hands from the interlacing of the fingers, as Allah the Blessed and Exalted said: 'So they did not render their submission to Allah, nor did they supplicate.' [Al-Mu'minun: 76]." This has been narrated and relying on what has passed, and with Allah is Tawfiq.  

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ {إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ} [الكوثر 2] قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِجِبْرِيلَ مَا هَذِهِ النَّحِيرَةُ الَّتِي أَمَرَنِي بِهَا رَبِّي؟ قَالَ إِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ بِنَحِيرَةٍ وَلَكِنَّهُ يَأْمُرُكَ إِذَا تَحَرَّمْتَ لِلصَّلَاةِ أَنْ تَرْفَعَ يَدَيْكَ إِذَا كَبَّرْتَ وَإِذَا رَكَعْتَ وَإِذَا رَفَعْتَ رَأْسَكَ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَإِنَّهَا صَلَاتُنَا وَصَلَاةُ الْمَلَائِكَةِ الَّذِينَ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ رَفْعُ الْأَيْدِي مِنَ الِاسْتِكَانَةِ الَّتِي قَالَ اللهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى {فَمَا اسْتَكَانُوا لِرَبِّهِمْ وَمَا يَتَضَرَّعُونَ} [المؤمنون 76] وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا وَالِاعْتِمَادُ عَلَى مَا مَضَى وَبِاللهِ التَّوْفِيقُ  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , when he started the prayer, he raised his hands, Sufyan said, then I came to Kufa and met Yazid, and I heard him narrating this and adding to it, then he no longer repeated it, so I thought that they had taught it to him. Sufyan said, this is what I heard Yazid narrating, then I heard him narrating it again and adding to it, and then he no longer repeated it. Al-Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, Sufyan went so far as to criticize Yazid in this hadith, saying that it seemed as if he had been taught this word, so he learned it and Sufyan did not mention that Yazid was good at memorizing. Abu Sa'id Yahya ibn Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Isfarayini informed us that Abu Bar Muhamma ibn al-Hasan al-Burbahari narrated to us that Bishr ibn Musa narrated to us that Al-Humaydi narrated to us that Sufyan narrated to us that Yazid ibn Abi Ziyad in Makkah mentioned this hadith which does not have the part "then he no longer repeated it" and Sufyan said, when I came to Kufa, I heard him narrating it and he would say in it, then he no longer repeated it. So I thought they had taught it to him. Our companions said to me, his memorization has changed, or they said, it has become worse. Al-Humaydi said, we said this to the person who uses this hadith as evidence, it is only intended for the one who uses it as an argument.  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ ثُمَّ قَدِمْتُ الْكُوفَةَ فَلَقِيتُ يَزِيدَ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يُحَدِّثُ بِهَذَا وَزَادَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ لَا يَعُودُ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُمْ لَقَّنُوهُ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ هَكَذَا سَمِعْتُ يَزِيدَ يُحَدِّثُهُ ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُهُ بَعْدُ يُحَدِّثُهُ هَكَذَا وَيَزِيدُ فِيهِ ثُمَّ لَا يَعُودُ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَذَهَبَ سُفْيَانُ إِلَى أَنْ يُغَلِّطَ يَزِيدَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ يَقُولُ كَأَنَّهُ لُقِّنَ هَذَا الْحَرْفَ فَتَلَقَّنَهُ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَذْكُرُ سُفْيَانُ يَزِيدَ بِالْحِفْظِ كَذَلِكَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ يَحْيَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى الْإِسْفِرَايِينِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو بَحْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْبَرْبَهَارِيُّ ثنا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ ثنا سُفْيَانُ ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي زِيَادٍ بِمَكَّةَ فَذَكَرَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ لَيْسَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ لَا يَعُودُ وَقَالَ سُفْيَانُ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْتُ الْكُوفَةَ سَمِعْتُهُ يُحَدِّثُ بِهِ فَيَقُولُ فِيهِ ثُمَّ لَا يَعُودُ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُمْ لَقَّنُوهُ وَقَالَ لِي أَصْحَابُنَا إِنَّ حِفْظَهُ قَدْ تَغَيَّرَ أَوْ قَالُوا قَدْ سَاءَ قَالَ الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قُلْنَا لِقَائِلٍ هَذَا يَعْنِي لِلْمُحْتَجِّ بِهَذَا إِنَّمَا  

[Machine] I saw the Prophet ﷺ raising his hands when he started the prayer, and when he wanted to bow, and when he raised his head from bowing. Sufyan said: "When I came to Kufa, I heard him saying that he raises his hands when he starts the prayer, and then he does not repeat (raising them) again, so I thought that they have taught him this (way) and (that it is) correct."  

رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْتُ الْكُوفَةَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ ثُمَّ لَا يَعُودُ فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُمْ لَقَّنُوهُ وَكَذَلِكَ  

Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said: Should I not pray for you the way the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed? So he prayed, raising his hands only once. Abu Dawud said: This is a summarized version of a longer narration and it is not authentic with this wording. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 748)   

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ لَأُصَلِّيَنَّ بِكُمْ صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَصَلَّى فَلَمْ يَرْفَعْ يَدَيْهِ إِلَّا مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً  

[Machine] Abdullah said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught us how to pray. He started by saying Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest) and raised his hands. When he went into ruku' (bowing position), he placed his hands on his knees. Saad noticed this and said, "My brother is truthful. We used to do this before, but then we were commanded to hold our knees." The sheikh said, "If the narration is according to what was done before, then it is correct."  

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ عَلَّمَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الصَّلَاةَ فَكَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فَلَمَّا رَكَعَ طَبَّقَ يَدَيْهِ بَيْنَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ قَالَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ سَعْدًا فَقَالَ صَدَقَ أَخِي قَدْ كُنَّا نَفْعَلُ هَذَا ثُمَّ أُمِرْنَا بِهَذَا يَعْنِي الْإِمْسَاكَ عَلَى الرُّكْبَتَيْنِ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ فَإِنْ كَانَ الْحَدِيثُ عَلَى مَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his hands for the first time and did not return them. The narration of raising the hands is confirmed to me by Ubaidullah, Malik, Ma'mar, and Ibn Abi Hafsah, from Az-Zuhri, from Salim, from Ibn Umar, from the Prophet ﷺ , who said, "And I see it as if I am looking at the Prophet ﷺ raising his hands in prayer, because of the abundance of narrations and the high quality of the chains of transmission."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَرْجِعْ وَقَدْ ثَبَتَ عِنْدِي حَدِيثُ رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ ذَكَرَهُ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ وَمَالِكٌ وَمَعْمَرٌ وَابْنُ أَبِي حَفْصَةَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ وَأُرَاهُ وَاسِعًا ثُمَّ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهُوَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ لِكَثْرَةِ الْأَحَادِيثِ وَجَوْدَةِ الْأَسَانِيدِ